Top ten Christmas party wines.

Balbi, Syrah-Viognier, Tulum Valley 2009

This Syrah with a dash of Viognier is fresh and has lots of vibrant fruit and aromas of red cherry. High acidity, elegant structure with vibrant fresh red cherry fruit, well-balanced, elegant with good length.

La Legua Roble, Cigales 2007
The nose suggests bright and vibrant red cherry aromas. Well-balanced palate supported by complex red fruit characters and a firm structure; fresh and lively fruit on the finish; good depth.

Araldica Vini, Asda Extra Special, Barbera d’Asti 2007
Vibrant fruit with chewy red cherry fruit and an attractive perfume. Complex with vibrant fruit and lots of juicy characters, good length.

See the rest of the list at Decanter.com.

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1. Ziggy December 5th, 2009 at 02:39

   Such a great article for this time of the season. The hard part now is to figure out what wine(s) to try. Knowing my group, we’ll try all of them! ) .-= Ziggy´s last blog ..Was up at the shop today… =-.

2. Joe December 8th, 2009 at 06:39

   try them all? yes…it’s the holidays!

3. Howard December 23rd, 2009 at 22:36

   Merry Christmas to you, your family and this wonderful blog’s readers.

4. mario January 1st, 2010 at 17:52

   Talk about a nice post I don’t mind about trying all these wines. It makes 3 bottles, that’s nothing unreasonable. I use to get hydromel for Christmas, but variety is never something bad, especially during a party. And besides, wine tastes more spicy than hydromel. .-= mario´s last blog ..KeywordLuv, CommentLuv, TopCommentator and DoFollow =-.

5. Atniz January 10th, 2010 at 10:15

   I hope it is still not too late to wish happy holidays. Nice list of top ten wines for Christmas given here. .-= Atniz´s last blog ..2010 – A Recovery Year =-.

6. Morten Pedersen January 10th, 2010 at 12:26

   No it isn’t. Thank you and I hoped you had a great time too Atniz.

7. Buy Wine January 11th, 2010 at 02:48

   I tried the Araldica Vini. It is an excellent choice. I prefer fruitier wines and it possessed excellent taste and body.

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